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COLOMBO, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- In a bid to boost tourism, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday lifted a 25-year ban on the operation of helicopter flights by private operators from the heart of capital city of Colombo. … [Read more...] about Sri Lanka lifts 25-year ban on private helicopter flights from Colombo

"Both 2018 and 2019 had been flat years for Ceylon Tea and there has not been any growth at all. The tea industry both in terms of production and exports has not met the targets," SLTB Chairman Jayampathy Molligoda told the local Mirror Business. … [Read more...] about Sri Lanka eyes 1.3 bln USD export earnings from tea in 2020

As the second half commenced, the pattern was the same. Sudan was the more attacking side with Afghanistan sitting deep, trying to earn something on a counter-attack. As Sudan looked to enter the Afghan box again with a good-looking cross, Shahir was the first to get to it and cleared the ball away from danger yet again. Another glorious opportunity was gifted to Sudan when Mohamed Salah found himself in front of goal with the ball with just the keeper to beat, but the winger’s attempt was brilliantly palmed on to the post by the keeper and then cleared. … [Read more...] about Aggressive Sudan ends Afghanistan’s run to win International Youth Festival football title

Colombo: Indian auto major Mahindra & Mahindra has made a case for a fiscal stimulus package from the government for the automobile sector to tide over an unprecedented slump in sales and arrest job losses. The company's Managing Director Pawan Goenka told reporters here that the auto maker has retrenched about 1,500 temporary workers since April 1 this year, adding that if the slowdown continues it will be forced to lay off more employees. However, he emphasised that the concern on job losses will come more from automotive suppliers and dealers and not as much from original equipment manufacturers. "I think from April 1 till now we have removed about 1,500 (temporary workforce)... We are trying not to remove more but if the slowdown continues we will probably be forced to remove," the Mahindra & Mahindra MD said. Goenka was speaking on the sidelines of the opening of Mahindra & Mahindra's first completely knocked down automotive assembly unit here in a joint venture … [Read more...] about Mahindra & Mahindra Says Fiscal Stimulus Needed For India’s Auto Industry

NEW DELHI: Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived on Friday in Myanmar for a two day visit — the first by a Chinese leader in 19 years. It’s a visit that will closely be watched by India. Xi will meet de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi when he arrives in capital Naypyidaw today. Suu Kyi had last month defended Myanmar at the International Court of Justice in the Hague over accusations the country’s military had committed atrocities with “genocidal intent,” forcing more than 700,000 ethnic Muslims to flee across the Bangladesh border. The court is expected to deliver its findings on January 23. What brings them togetherXi's visit, to mark 70 years of diplomatic relations between China and Myanmar, comes at a time when both countries are facing criticism over the treatment of their ethnic Muslim minorities — the Uighurs in China and the Rohingyas in Myanmar. The European Union and the US have slammed Myanmar for what the United Nations has termed … [Read more...] about Why Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Myanmar visit may worry India